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Re: Stick on weights. Was Coins as car weights.

As has been discussed thoroughly for some time, and presuming both tape and cement have been applied properly: Sticky tape is just fine except that no one knows exactly how long these sticky foam

By Denny Anspach <danspach@...> · #65540 ·

Re: Trainman 70 ton Triple Hoppers

Tim, As you probably know, the Accurail and Stewart triple hoppers were of the offset design,while the Trainman model has straight side panels. I have searched the archives but found

By vincent altiere · #65542 ·

Re: CNJ war emergency 52'-6" gondolas (slight correction - see date built)

The CNJ Emergency gons were both of composite design, built by Bethlehem Steel under Orders DF-42 (86000-86499) and DF-43 (86500-86999), completed in February and April of 1943,

By Ted Culotta <tculotta@...> · #65539 ·

Re: CNJ war emergency 52'-6" gondolas

The CNJ Emergency gons were both of composite design, built by Bethlehem Steel under Orders DF-42 (86000-86499) and DF-43 (86500-86999), completed in February and April of 1942,

By Ted Culotta <tculotta@...> · #65538 ·

Re: Question about 1950s SRLX Reefers

Tom Cornillie wrote: Tom, I don't know that their relation was any different than any other private car owner. They were paid mileage, not per diem, by any railroad which moved the car, loaded

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #65537 ·

Question about 1950s SRLX Reefers

Hello all, I am looking for some further information on Swift Refrigerator Lines cars, numbered in the 15XXX and 25XXX series. The 15XXX cars were 39â€™ ice cars built in 1956, while the 25XXX

By rrhistorian · #65536 ·

Re: PRR drift cards, was B&O Freight Car Red

Mike, leave Werner Heisenberg out of the discussion, will you? Time Stopped in November 1941 (long before Herr Heisenberg took a wrong turn in his application of physics and failed to produce

By Walter M. Clark · #65532 ·

CNJ war emergency 52'-6" gondolas

Guys - Here are some statistics from the ORER's for CNJ/CRP #86000-86999 52'- 6" war emergency gondolas: 1/1944 1,000 cars listed (all CNJ), all 9'-6" IW and 1745 CU FT. 1/1945 999 cars (all

By proto48er · #65533 ·

Re: hopper loads

Ted, That would be BLUE COAL brand sponsors of The Shadow. ANNOUNCER: Again Blue Coal dealers presents radio's strangest adventurer, the Shadow - mystery man who strikes terror into the very hearts

By Rob & Bev Manley · #65535 ·

Re: Stick on weights. Was Coins as car weights.

Jim, I use the professional 3M double stick foam tape. You may be able to buy it at the local big box stores or online like I do for my job. Mc Master-carr is one outlet.it's way neater than any

By Rob & Bev Manley · #65534 ·

Re: Trainman 70 ton Triple Hoppers

Atlas calls this model an "AAR hopper". But Stewart also made two "AAR hopper" cars from the same era. Were there really three different 70 ton AAR design ex-post hoppers being built in the 1950's? (

By Tim O'Connor · #65531 ·

Re: Trainman 70 ton Triple Hoppers

Vince Altiere wrote: This car was discussed on the list when it first came out so search the older messages for more information about correct prototypes for this model. I can address the B&O part of

By rwitt_2000 <rmwitt@...> · #65530 ·

Re: Stick on weights. Was Coins as car weights.

I went to my local Discount Tire store and successfully bummed ten pounds of used lead weights (for balancing tires). They thought it was a total hoot I was going to put them in little model

By jim_mischke <jmischke@...> · #65529 ·

Trainman 70 ton Triple Hoppers

Can anyone tell me for which railroads (esp. the B&O ??) the Trainman 70 ton,9panel hopper is accurate for,or at least as a stand-in?? Vince Altiere

By vincent altiere · #65527 ·

Re: hopper loads

Hi Everyone, Keep in mind that some bituminous mines sprayed the top of each load with oil for dust control. that coal would also look shinny. I believe some mines would spray coal loads with paint

By Ted Schnepf · #65526 ·

Dennis Storzek

Dennis could you please contact Dale Wilson at dale.wilson@... re SOO equipment roster question. Thanks. John Riddell

By r1ddell <jriddell@...> · #65525 ·

Re: Tim Gilbert

I never met nor communicated personally with Tim, and I do much regret it. His posts to this list, always great examples of clear spare straightforward analytical thinking, always prompted me also to

By Denny Anspach <danspach@...> · #65524 ·

Re: N&W G4 vs. CNJ rebuilt WE gondola

I think it had been mentioned before, but I think it is still lost in here. The CNJ gons had a unique (for War Emergency gons) end with rather wave-like corrugations, as used on the B&O AAR

By Ted Culotta <tculotta@...> · #65523 ·

Re: Coins as car weights

By Philip Dove <philip.dove@...> · #65528 ·

Re: Coins as car weights

By Kurt Laughlin <fleeta@...> · #65522 ·

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